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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1916)
0 Leading Newspaper of Western Nebraska A Herald E ' IS Pages 2 Sections ftftS! lif!lI?2I?ER NEBRASKA STOCK GROWERS ASSOCIATION. ALL THE NEWS OF ALLIANCE AND WESTERN NEBRASKA eiCIAL ORGAN NEBRASKA VOLUNTEER FIREMEN'S ASSOCIATION. IT RF.Afilir.a iir Anmi ptVdcT rn ,17, v5w - w A U1VW w tV,VW I UVWUbfl 13 VOLUME XXIV ALMANCK. BOX BUTTB COUNTY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1916 NUMBER 8 BIG RED GROSS SEAL SALE HERE $ Member of Alliance Woman' Club Highly Gratified at Progress , , , Already Mad The ladles of the Alliance Wom an's Club, who are In charge- of the 1916 sale of Red Cross seals in' Al liance, are highly elated with the progress made already. . They have planned a most active campaign to li. t,o now until Christmas and hope to see every seal sold. Seals . i . . ..nitnnllv ovnrT nie now on ;ue iu ii.uin business house In the city and may be had on application to the commit tee of the Woman's Club which la comprised of Mrs. Lloyd Thomas. chairman, Mrs. L.ioya jonnsuu nu Mrs. Lee aBsye. The club receives a percentage of the gross local sale and will Di)ly the funds received on the purchase of a sanitary drinking fountain to be presented to the city,. Here are six of the ways the mon ey you spend for Red Cross seals is used: - '- (1) Tuberculosa patients who are i nn.ii of food, clothing, sanatori um care or other necessities may be relieved. (2) A visiting n urse may be en gaged to go out to the homes of the poor and give Instruction and advice on the treatment and prevention of tuberculosis. She Is a most valua ble educational and preventive agen cy. (3) A special campaign for a city or county hospital may be carried on, and the community be thereby in duced to assume Its share of the tu berculosis burden. Thus your mon ey is multiplied manyfold. (4) A dispensary may be main tained where patients and their fam ilies may call for free advice and ex amination. (5) Open air schools and fresh air classes may be started, where boys and girls who have tuberculosis or are threatened with it may be built up In body, and mind. (6) Educational work will be done to show the entire community men. women and children, that tu berculosis can be cured and prevent ed. J - ...I la a hllllPt in the fight against tuberculosis. iLwooinnr lnlirp I.lkM Idea 1UVI f ..... Among many thousands of others over the United StatoSr Newton D. Bilker, secretary of war, is an en thusiast in the use of Red Cross Christmas 6eals. A year ago, wnen he was still mayor of Cleveland, he wrote to the Anti-Tuberculosis League of that city as follows: "I enclose my check for. $1.75 for thts year's seals and also my order tor seals for 1916. No othet one thing means to much to life, health and happiness of the people of Cleve land as the fight against tuberculos is. The League is offering a great privilege to the people of Cleveland in giving them this opportunity to Join their forces in a great cause. Tlease send twenty-five seals to each of my children. Address them Betty, Jack and Peggy Laker, re spectively, at my house, 1851 Craw ford Itoad. I want them each to put seals on each of their Christmas presents so that they will learn that they, too, are partners in the com munity burden and share the com munity opportunity. "Yours very truiy, (Signed) "NEWTON D. BAKER. "Mayor." TTuva vnti hnncht v'our Red Cross seals and shouldered thereby your share of the community burden and opportunity? RANCHERS ALMOST ASPHYXIATEO Kctcaplng Coal Gas 1 roves Almost Too Muck for Mr. and Mrs. Lorance Mr. and Mrs. William Lorance, liv ing east of this city, narrowly escap ed death f roiu asphyxiation Sunday night us the result of escaping coal gas. The night being cold,' the house had been closed up securely. The escaping gas from the stove filled tht kitchen and the bed room in which Mr. and Mrs. Lorance wore sleeping Mr. Lurance i.woke in the nick of time. He tried to get to the door but fell to the floor. On making an other effort he was successful in reaching the door and letting In the fresh air. He then attempted to wake the wife, but she was uncon scious. Getting her to the door she began to revive on getting the fresh air. A physician was called from tblu city. He made a Quick trip to the -anch. Both. Mr. and Mrs. Lorance Ytove recovered from the effects of Ike gas. WEEKLY WKATHEK REIOKT F. W. Hicks, official weather ob server for Alliance, reports the fol lowing for the week closing Wednes day, December 20: Date Max Min Snow Wind Day 14 25 -2 W part cloudy 15 40 16 W 16 39 15 NE 17 8ft 1H NW " II 40 I N II SO -I 1 N 20 35 -21 SW SANTA J ROLLER SKATING NOV Iloyal Iloller Jtluk OjwmhhI at Tldi-d aiivl Niobrara Mouday Kveniug Now the roller skating fans of Al liance can roll the light fantastic to their heart's delight, for now Alli ance has a regular roller skuting rink Iho Royal Roller Rink. It is located on Third und Niobrara, across from the Alliance .Sti-aiu Laundry. The proprietors come here well recommended and yesterday in a conversation with a Herald report er assured hira that th-y would op erate nothing but a high-class, re fined, clean place a place ladles and children will delight to frequent and spend many an enjoyable hour there, rolling away the time. Tho Royal Roller Rii.k will be op en afternoons and evenings. The af ternoon hours will be Bpent by the management and instructors In teaching ladies to' skate, for which service there will be no charge. Tho rink is provided with plenty of skates ta accommodate almost any number that could conveniently :-k:tte on the floor. The roller rink Is a good thing for Vlliance. It provides a safe and sane amusement with plenty of exer cise. It provides a place for the young people to go and really enjoy themselves. The management states that they will lease the rink for pri vate skating parties, providing the dates chosen come on what might be termed an "off night." L. II. HIGHLAND DIX'IDKH TO PLAY HA NT A CLAl'8 L. H. Highland has made It possi ble for every one in Alliance to at tend a free matinee at the Imperial theatre Saturday afternoon of this week, December 23, starting at 2:30 n. m. Elsewhere in this issue of The Herald he advertises that on De cember 21, 22 and 23 he will, with every dollar's worth of groceries, purchased at his store, the Alliance Orocery, he will give one free ticket to the Imperial matinee. A five-dollar purchase will provide tickets for the entire family. If the family does not consist of more than five per nors. This plan allows the buyer to purchase groceries at a reasonable price and secure the a'dded satisfac tion of seeing a matinee at the Im perial free of charge. FOR KNIGHT TEMPLARS Sir Knight I lev. l. D. Canis to Preach Blietial Kernion for Members Hunday Morning Sir Knight Itev. J. B. Cams will hold special services for the Knight Templar of Alliance at the Method ist church, Sunday morning, Decem ber 24. The Knight Templars will meet at the lodge hall at 10 o'clock, before going to the church. 1 hcveW y l?r -.-y.: 1T tin lKK n Mil kbbf1 GLAUS WJJjSHj N--SO.Wi ASK BELLIGERENTS TO STATE TERMS Wilw.ii Paves Way for Conference of AH Warring Powers Iklieve Peace Is ( loser What is believed to be tho most Important and by all odds the most significant stop In the direction of ending the great war has ben taken by tho president of the United States. Mr. Wilson has addressed a note to the entente ullies and the central powers proposing that they exchango views of the terms on which peace might be concluded and of tho guar antees which might be g iven to in ruro the world against a repetition of the conflict. - Willing to Stuto IYcwh The persident disclaims any Inten tion of taking advantage of Ger juany's peace overtures to the allies, and says he wishes his proposals con sidered independently thereof. The note to the belligerents, written by the president, but signed by Secre tary of State .Lansing, says In its concluding paragraph: Notwithstanding this disclaimer of a definite appeal to end tho war the utmost importance attaches to an other disclosure of the day to the ef fect that both groups of belligerents are willing to state their views of ficially to the United States. Presi dent Wilson did not make his move until he had received assurances that the allies and the Teutonic powers ire Inclined to go much farther with the American government than with each other In the outlining of peace conditions. , May Propone Conference It, therefore, Is expected that each group of belligerents will dispatch a reply to the president's note which wil lset forth its conception of the conditions on which the great strug gle can be terminated. Mr. Wilson hopes' that these re plies will be sufficiently encouraging to warrant him in proposing a pre liminary conference of representa tives of the belligerents at which the views of peace terms can be directly exchanged between the two parties to tne quarrel. Relieve Peace Closer The view in allied, Teutonic and diplomatic circles Is that the presi dent's note will have the effect of bringing peace perceptibly closer. Frank surprise was expressed at the various embassies and legations when the contents of the note was ren't. "I am now perfectly convinced that we will have a conference," was the comment of Count Von Bern storff, the German embassador. In circles close to the French em bassy it was declared nothing is con tained in the American note to which the allies could take exception. Its promulgation follows logically after Lloyd-George's statement In parlia ment yesterday that the entente must know the terms of the central powers. DISCOVERED I' I ml li I TJ .1 P 'it Til LOCAL EMPLOYES GJ BIG SLICE Western Union and Telephone Co. I Cut Large Sura Among ' Their Employees There are any number of people who wouia na noon as not bo in tho e?r.P'rty r.f hr the Western Union or the Bell Telephono Company and asiiicialtii lines. These companies have' announced a Christmas present really worth while. In the instance of the West ern Union, the present, while divid ed between all tho ordinary employes of the concern Is divided on a slid ing scale. ah employes drawing less than $2,000 per year and employed con tinuously by the company since Jan uary 1, 1916, are to share. The lowest In the scale, according to the announcement, are the messenger boys. Each of them is to receive from the company $25 In cash. Next in the scale are salaried employed drawing less than ,1,200 per annum. They are to receive seven per cent of their earnings for the year. Employes drawing between $1,200 and $2,000 per annum are to be brought six per cent of their year's pay by the W. U. Santa Claus. The Bell telephone company and lines aftillnted with it will pay out about $6,000,000 this Christmas In presents. The plan is much the same ai that of th Western Union. The amounts given each employee will, it is said, amount to two or three weeks' pay. Local employees of both the West ern Union and the telephone com pany will be affected and will re ceive their portion of the Christmas gift. Mrs. S. V. Selfudge of Scottsbluff I flnent r couple of days in Alliance this week. NEW COUNCIL AT SIDNEY Alliance Knights of Columbus Will I Alt in tirirunlzafioii of New ! Council at Neighboring Town A large number of the members of the Alliance council of Knights of Columbns will go to Sidney on Janu ary 13 for the purpose of putting on the first degree there. A new coun cil is to be formed at that point and there are about sixty candidates for Initiation. A rousing time Is ex pected. New officers in the Alliance coun cil are as follows: J. W. Cuthrle, , Grand Knight: Robert Drtscoll, Dep uty Grand Knight; John Morrow, Chancellor; John J. Manion, Record er; E. F. Shields, Financial Secre tary; jotin O'Kecfe, Treasurer: J. W. Tynan. Advocate; Ed McNulty, Warden; Fred Haargartcn, trustee for three years; C. O'Brien. Inside Guard; Irrln Macken. outside Guard. . mx to ! I ill")' 1 . r- -,7.4 V ." -i ft iEW KEATING PLANT Vnpor HyxU-m Installed In IleddUtt UhN'k and New IleddfKh Ilulld. ing Adjoining on North ' J. E. Murruy of Lincoln, supervis ing engineer for the Lincoln Heating & Ventilating Company, has been in Alliance the past six weeks install u m w baaing plant In the. Red dish Block, northwest corner illox I3ul to avenue and Second street, and tho new Reddish building adjoining it. on th north. The cost' of the plant Is approximately $3,000. It is what is known as tho vapor system, and Is the first to be installed by this company in northwestern Nebraska. It comes as near being perfection, convenience and economy of opera tion coubiilyre i, as anything yet de Vised in tho way of hetitlng appara tus, and Is deserving of at least a brief description here. Instead of following what has hitherto been the usual custom In Plants of this size or even larger, of having only one furnace with one large boiler, two furnaces with two binall boilers are used. This means a great saving in fuel. During a large part of the time that baat In needed during the year, one boiler has ample capacity to furnish beat for the two buildings, but during ex tremely cold weather the other boil er will be put Into commission If needed. The flie In the furnaces is regulated automatically by the drafts Deing opened and closed by xteam orewtire. in the rapor system of heating there Is no escape of stea r. at the radiators, which is so annoy ing in common steam heating. The heat in any romom can be regulated very conveniently to any degree de sired by a simple contrivance attach ed toearh radiator. The new plant will furnish heat on the ground floor for Lowrcy's shoe store, me standard grocery and By- ei a pooi IihII. On the second floor of the two buildings, besides heat ing the offices and living rooms. Red dish hall will have the benefit, of the new system. This hall will, proba bly be more in demand In the future than in the past. It la now being used on Saturday afternoons by the Alliance School of Music and has been leased for a ten days' interde nominational revival meeting to be held January 26 to February 4. Anticipating that the city may some time install a municipal heat ing plant, Mr. Reddish had the nec essary pipes laid In putting in the new .system to connect up with the same, if he should wish to do so, when that time comes. Alliance families are being glad dened by the elg' t of loved ones coming home for Christmas. Among those who have arrived this week are Milton Keegan, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Keegan, who Is studying law and Journalism at the state unlven slty, and Merrltt Chaffee, who Is tak ing courses in the school of com merce and the department of arts and sciences. i .'. i t i . i f , v . A :. .x? I I : i If ' f ' 0 a HELP MAKE THEM ' COMFORTABLE Clothing, Provisions, and Cash Need, ed Will You Help Those m Aetna! Need? Gee, b tit hasn't It been cold thee last few days but you and I don't mind so much, we have comforts a plenty for over tho bed. a nice big worm mai io gei into wnen we go out. We have plenty of coal and kindling. We have enough to eat Gee, but doesn't the world aeem rosy. But wait Just a minute. HotiM in Want Did you road In tho last lsue of The Herald about those families that were actually In want, but the heads or wnicn wore too proud to ask for assistance? Picture yourself In that way. Suppose you have always bad plenty. Now the time comes when you aro short. You have never ask ed charity, you hate the word when It is applied to you. Wouldn't you appreciate a Christmas gift that you and the family nood. Perhaps you are one of those who sometimes re mark that "charity should begin at home." Well, here Is your chance, right here in Alliance, where you know what becomes of your gifts. If you don't kick In now, never, never talk about "they ought to help the poor people here Instead of sending hymn books to the cannibal islands." All Hustle and Hustle These days the postmen aro heav ily laden with mysterious-looking packagea. The fragrant pine and fir trees are being delivered to the many homes in Alliance where gaily decked and heavily laden they will soon be receiving the Joyful greet ings of happy, excited children. All . la hustle and bustle purchasing the last gifts that nimble fingers find so delightful to wrap and tie. They Need Help Preparations for the annual feast are already beginning, and "mere sniffs the sweet spices and savory stews that are In process of transfor mation Into food fit indeed for a king. This Is a pleasant picture to dwell upon and fortunately It is the true picture of a majority of Amer ican homes, but there are a few hornet, right hero In Alliance, where i . i . i ... .... .i . i uoiu jojriui pri'imruiioii anu uuruci nrttlftnn mtlat lin Inrairnns nnlAal something la done to help. . - . Generous Resixinse The appeal made In lint week's Is sue of The Herald for help for sev eral actually needy . families haa been responded to quite generally,, but there la still more needed to fit these persona out ; comfortably for the extreme cold weather that haa arrived and will probably continue until after the holidays. Kpwnrtti League Helps The Epworth League of the M. E. j church started the bull rolling by preparing a couple of comforts and purchasing a quantity of toys for the 'small children and some useful glfta . for tho older ones. The T. P. A.'a are planning to distribute Christmas bask his. The Elks will havo their J usual Christmas tree for tho child .ren, while the several churches, as I usual, will give a treat to tho kiddies attending the ChriBttras exorcises. A number of private contributions have also been received at committee headquarters. The committee are already at work sorting and arrang ing these articles for the mot suit able places. But more contributions such as have been made by the Ep worth League of the M. E. church are needed. Thetje families , need more than candy and nuts. You, Mr. or Mrs. or Miss Goodfellow of Alliance, what are you going. to do about it? s What Will You Do? You probably want a finger In the pie, but it will be necessary for you to move lively If you want to play Santa Clause to any of these people. You will enjoy your own gifts more and your Christinas dinner will taste better after you've done something to help those less fortunate. Send your contributions to Mrs. E. C. Drake. 31314 Box Butte avenue, who Is chairman of the Investigating com inlrtee, or If that is not convenient you may either notify Tho Herald of fice or leave your gifts at this office and they will be turned over to the committee Immediately. PROHIBITION ' RATIFICATION Alliance W. V. T. V. Will EnterUla nt IfctpfM Cbiirth Next Thurs day, December 28, Evening The Alliance W. C. T. U. extend a cordial invitation to the general pub lic to attend tho "Prohibition Ratifi cation" at the Baptist cburcb, Thurs day evening, December 28, starting at 8 o'clock. The program will be as follows: Devotlonals Mrs. X, A. Laytoo. Welcome Mrs. J. A. Keegan. Recitation. "The Result" by Charles Cross Vocal duet Mrs. Carl Thomas and Miss Nell Acheson. Reading Mrs. E. G. Laing. Add rev Hon. I. E. Tash. Solo Miss Mae Graham; Miss Hattle Renswold, accompanist, Report of National w. c T. U. convention Mrs. A. Gregory!. " Song. "Nebraska Is Dry." Social hour. , Mrs. C. E. Arasberry this morning accepted a position at Tiller's.